Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 6, 1986 - Box Score

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August 6, 1986
Mets 7, Cubs 6 1986 Regular Season Game 105
August 6, 1986
Mets 7, Cubs 6 Next Game:
August 7, 1986
Mets 12, Cubs 3

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National League Standings, August 6, 1986

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Mookie
Wilson 2b
Tim
Teufel 1b
Keith
Hernandez rf
Gary
Carter lf
Kevin
Mitchell 3b
Ray
Knight c
Ed
Hearn ss
Howard
Johnson p
Rick
Anderson

August 6, 1986, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 6

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Mookie Wilson cf-lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .302

Tim Teufel 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .236

Keith Hernandez 1b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .290

Gary Carter rf 5 1 2 3 0 2 .244

- Lenny Dykstra cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322

Kevin Mitchell lf-rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .305

Ray Knight 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291

Ed Hearn c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300

Howard Johnson ss 2 2 1 1 2 0 .267

- Rafael Santana ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Rick Anderson p 3 1 0 0 0 1 .143

- Doug Sisk p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Jesse Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Cubs ab r h bi bb so

Bob Dernier cf 5 0 2 0 0 0

Terry Francona lf-rf 4 1 1 0 0 0

- Jody Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

Jerry Mumphrey rf 2 1 1 2 0 0

- Thad Bosley lf 2 0 0 0 0 0

Keith Moreland c 4 1 1 0 0 0

Leon Durham 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2

Ron Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0

Shawon Dunston ss 4 2 3 0 0 0

Chris Speier 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0

Steve Trout p 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Manny Trillo ph 0 0 0 1 0 0

- Ray Fontenot p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Gary Matthews ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Dave Gumpert p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Ryne Sandberg ph 1 0 1 1 0 0

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

New York Mets 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 7 11 1

Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 6 12 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Rick Anderson (W,1-0) 5.0 5 3 3 1 2 1.85

Doug Sisk 3.2 7 3 1 0 0 3.14

Jesse Orosco (Save,15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2.76

Chicago Cubs ip h r er bb so

Steve Trout (L) 5.0 9 6 6 4 2

Ray Fontenot 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

Dave Gumpert 3.0 2 1 1 0 3

Left on base: Mets 7, Cubs 5
Errors: Howard Johnson (16), Shawon Dunston.
PB: Ed Hearn.
2B: Ray Knight (17), Shawon Dunston, Chris Speier.
3B: Mookie Wilson (3).
HR: Howard Johnson (8), Gary Carter (18), Jerry Mumphrey.
Intentional Walks: Howard Johnson.
SH: Tim Teufel.
SF: Manny Trillo.
SB: Mookie Wilson (17), Keith Hernandez (2).

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